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What It’s Like Living Without Health Insurance in America

(8 days ago) WEBWith Sarah’s work at a construction company, their combined pre-tax income is around $140,000. But their health premiums for this year were going up by $300 to …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-04-03/what-it-s-like-living-without-health-insurance-in-america

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How American families are adapting to the pressure of medical …

(5 days ago) WEBHere are 15 stories of Americans living under the shadow of health care debt. One study found that cancer patients were 71% more likely than Americans …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/16/1104969627/medical-debt-upended-their-lives-heres-what-it-took-from-them

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The Americans dying because they can't afford medical care

(2 days ago) WEBA December 2019 poll conducted by Gallup found 25% of Americans say they or a family member have delayed medical treatment for a serious illness due to the …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/americans-healthcare-medical-costs

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Uninsured Americans Tell Their Stories Commonwealth Fund

(2 days ago) WEBUninsured Americans Tell Their Stories. There is intense debate over what to do about the 44 million Americans shown by U.S. Census data to lack health insurance. But the …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/other-publication/uninsured-americans-tell-their-stories

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5 Horror Stories About Surprise Medical Bills and Private Health …

(2 days ago) WEBAbout 27.5 million Americans live without health insurance, leaving them vulnerable to high out-of-pocket costs for medical, dental, and vision care. But having …

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgq5jw/surprise-medical-bill-stories-and-private-health-care-insurance

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Let’s Care for Those in Need—Today: Collaborating to Solve the

(3 days ago) WEBWe all know what the problem is. More than 30 million Americans are without health insurance, limiting their access to affordable, high-quality care. 3 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7089592/

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Why more Americans are putting off going to the doctor

(8 days ago) WEBMar 25, 2023 5:35 PM EDT. Leave your feedback. Transcript Audio. Nearly a third of Americans lack access to primary care services, including routine checkups, while 40 …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-more-americans-are-putting-off-going-to-the-doctor

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Key Facts about the Uninsured Population KFF

(3 days ago) WEBThe uninsured rate dropped in 2022, continuing a downward trend that started during the pandemic. The uninsured rate in 2022 declined to 9.6% from 10.2% in 2021 and 10.9% in 2019, and the number

https://www.kff.org/uninsured/issue-brief/key-facts-about-the-uninsured-population/

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Nearly 30 million people didn't have health insurance in 2019

(8 days ago) WEBHealth insurance in the United States is a patchwork of programs: Private insurance, Affordable Care Act exchanges, Medicare and Medicaid. “Nearly 30 million …

https://www.marketplace.org/2020/09/16/census-survey-nearly-30-million-people-without-health-insurance-2019/

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Stories of the Uninsured SpringerLink

(2 days ago) WEBThere are twenty-eight million Americans who face the fear and uncertainty of being uninsured, and their precarious situations and tragic stories too often go …

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-66726-9_11

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For the Uninsured, Covid Care Has Entered a New …

(5 days ago) WEBThe result, public health experts say, is the end of the universal access that Americans have had to Covid care during the pandemic, a rare exception in the fragmented U.S. health care system.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/us/politics/covid-testing-treatment-uninsured.html

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Millions of Americans still need help getting health insurance - STAT

(8 days ago) WEBI n 2020, the United States entered its most severe public health crisis in a century with 13% of Americans under the age of 65 — more than 35 million people — …

https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/25/health-insurance-needed-by-more-americans/

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The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance

(4 days ago) WEBSome 28 million people in the United States do not have health insurance, and for the dying and their families, lack of insurance is devastating. Though the care …

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-devastating-process-of-dying-in-america-without-insurance/

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Affording health care now a struggle for half of Americans: Poll

(4 days ago) WEBThe Commonwealth Fund survey queried more than 7,800 individuals aged 19 and up between April and July.. The survey found that 51% of these Americans …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-health-struggle-americans-poll.html

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Percent of Americans without health coverage hits new low

(7 days ago) WEBThe rate of uninsured people began to fall sharply after the Affordable Care Act came into effect in 2014. E-mail the story Percent of Americans without health …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-percent-americans-health-coverage.html

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American Health Care Horror Stories: An Incomplete Inventory

(Just Now) WEBThe statistics demonstrating the scope of our nation’s healthcare crisis are appalling enough. Two of three Americans report skipping needed care each year due …

https://truthout.org/articles/american-health-care-horror-stories-an-incomplete-inventory/

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Half Of Americans Struggle To Afford Healthcare Costs, New

(Just Now) WEBThe Commonwealth Fund 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey shows what many Americans know all too well: healthcare costs are crushing and putting their …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/debgordon/2023/10/26/half-of-americans-struggle-to-afford-healthcare-costs-new-study-shows/

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U.S. Healthcare System Leaves Far Too Many People Underinsured …

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2022, 43% of working-age adults were inadequately insured. These are individuals who were uninsured (9%), had a gap in coverage (11%) or were insured all …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2024/01/01/us-healthcare-system-leaves-far-too-many-people-underinsured/

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Who Are the Uninsured? - Census.gov

(3 days ago) WEBIn fact, most uninsured people (84.6 percent) were 19- to 64-year-olds. The two largest groups in that age range are 26- to 34-year-olds and 35- to 44-year-olds. …

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/09/who-are-the-uninsured.html

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Healing Healthcare: Repairing The Last 5 Years Of Damage - Forbes

(8 days ago) WEBA decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, 30 million Americans are without health insurance while tens of millions more are underinsured, limiting …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2023/09/06/healing-healthcare-repairing-the-last-5-years-of-damage/

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Number of Americans without health insurance rises for 1st time …

(9 days ago) WEBAn estimated 27.5 million people, 8.5% of the population, went without health insurance in 2018. That was an increase of 1.9 million uninsured people, or 0.5 …

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/number-americans-without-health-insurance-rises-1st-time-decade-n1052016

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What's health care like in rural America? We're taking a close-up …

(8 days ago) WEBA snapshot of health disparities faced by Americans who live in rural areas. (American Heart Association) The American Heart Association has long worked with …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/30/whats-health-care-like-in-rural-america-were-taking-a-close-up-look

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Americans without health insurance – statistics & facts Statista

(2 days ago) WEBOverview 8 Basic Statistic Number of health uninsured vs insured adults in the U.S. 2003-2020 Basic Statistic Number of people in the U.S. without health …

https://www.statista.com/topics/6702/americans-without-health-insurance/

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Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Healthcare Costs for …

(9 days ago) WEBInflation continues to fall. It’s less than half of what it was a year ago. And the rate of Americans without health insurance is at an all-time low. Premiums for …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/07/07/remarks-by-president-biden-on-lowering-healthcare-costs-for-americans/

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WEBHealth equity seeks to address that. "Health equity means that we achieve health that is as equal as possible, within the constraints of things we can fix," said Dr. …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn’t …

(4 days ago) WEBMany Native Americans live in small towns or on poor, rural reservations. But rurality alone doesn’t explain the gap in life expectancy. For example, white people …

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/apr/28/native-americans-have-shorter-life-spans-better-health-care-isnt-the-only-answer/

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Americans wouldn't want to live long if it meant having health

(5 days ago) WEBIn a poll of 2,200 American adults, Medtronic and Morning Consult asked participants if they would prefer to live a shorter, healthier life or a longer life with health …

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/03/americans-wouldnt-want-to-live-long-if-it-meant-having-health-issues.html

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A third of Americans could have had data stolen in big health care …

(8 days ago) WEBA third of Americans may have had their personal data swept up in a February ransomware attack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that disrupted pharmacies …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/politics/data-stolen-healthcare-hack/index.html

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Nearly 600,000 Florida kids shed from government health care, …

(4 days ago) WEBPublished 4 minutes ago. TALLAHASSEE — Nearly 600,000 Florida children lost their government-provided health insurance last year after the federal government …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/05/03/nearly-600000-florida-kids-shed-government-health-care-study-says/

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Biden expands health insurance access for DACA recipients

(4 days ago) WEBBiden expands health insurance access for DACA recipients. The move comes during an election year in which immigration has become a salient issue. By Amy …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/03/biden-daca-health-care/

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16,000 people with disabilities are in state-operated institutions

(9 days ago) WEBA 2020 study published in the journal Rehabilitation Psychology looked at health care providers' attitudes towards people with disabilities. It found that while only …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/16000-people-disabilities-institutions-no-place-like-home-cbs-reports/

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What's being done to curb South Dakota’s syphilis epidemic?

(8 days ago) WEBSyphilis is a bacterial infection most often spread through sex that can be cured, but can cause serious health problems without treatment and can be spread …

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2024/05/06/whats-being-done-to-curb-south-dakota-syphilis-epidemic/73586528007/

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For Markus Johnson, Prison and Mental Illness Equaled a Death …

(7 days ago) WEBIt was 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019, in the Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison a few hours south of Chicago. Mr. Johnson, 21 and serving a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Hack That Paralyzed US Health Care Turns Up Scrutiny on Insurer

(4 days ago) WEBUnitedHealth, which has market value of $456 billion, has estimated that the Feb. 21 attack could reduce its profit by as much as $1.6 billion this year, making it one …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-29/unitedhealth-hack-lawmakers-probe-change-healthcare-data-breach

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration announced a new rule Friday expanding safeguards against potential discrimination of gay and transgender Americans seeking …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/lgbtq-health-care-biden-administration-rules-affordable-care-act/index.html

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One of the Biggest Hospital Failures in Decades Raises Concerns …

(7 days ago) WEBSteward Health Care System became one of the largest hospital bankruptcies in decades when it filed for chapter 11 early Monday. The chain, which operates 30 …

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/one-of-the-biggest-hospital-failures-in-decades-raises-concerns-for-patient-care-e9ac2422

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He put up $14,000 for surgery and waited for his reimbursement. It

(1 days ago) WEBAfter KFF Health News began reporting this story, the insurer reprocessed the surgeon's claim and increased its payment to the practice to $97,738.46. Smith-Collins …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/30/1247881082/financial-policies-doctors-insurance-owe-transgender-affirming-care

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